Lined glass slip cover container



pril 1966 R. c. STOLK 3,244,306

LINED GLASS SLIP COVER CONTAINER Filed April 11, 1963 INVENTOR. A 031??? [fi m/[U05 6701/? United States Patent Filed Apr. 11,1963, Ser. No. 272,388 3 Claims. ((11. 21540) This invention relates to containers and is more particularly concerned with a container and cover for sealing the container.

The invention consists of novel construction and combination of parts, which provides a container of simple and inexpensive construction, of neat appearance, adaptable for use in the storage of food products or liquids, and which is economical in space for storage or shipping.

It is an object of this invention to provide a container and a cover which may be easily removed from the container, and which may be employed to reseal the container after opening.

A further object of the invention is to provide a container and cover which has an exterior flush with the exterior of the container body, and means for locking the cover and the container together.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference is made to the drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the container; and

FIG. 2 is a sectional view on the lines 22 of FIG. 1.

Referring to the drawings, represents a container which is preferably of light glass construction. The container has conventional sides 11 as shown in FIG. 1 and a neck 12 which surrounds an opening at the top of the container. The neck 12 is preferably of smaller diameter than the container so that a shoulder 13 is formed where the neck and the sides 11 of the container meet.

A slip cover 14 is provided, which is preferably of thin tough glass having a depending skirt portion 15, and which circumscribes the neck 12 of the container to fit against the shoulder 13. Preferably the exterior of the depending skirt is flush with the exterior of the container walls. The slip cover 14 in the form shown in the drawings, has a central depressed area 17, in the top thereof, and is provided with a handle 18 extending across the top. This handle 18 enables the user of the container to lift the cover from the top of the container.

The interior surface of the slip cover 14 and the interior surface of'the depending skirt portion are coated with a lining 19 of resinous plastic material, so that all points of possible contact between the neck of the container, and the inner surfaces of the slip cover and depending skirt contact the plastic coating to prevent scraping, grinding or contact between the two glass surfaces. This lining 19 is preferably of a resinous plastic material which is non-tacky to the touch, such as vinyl plastisol, which still maintains its plasticity to provide a cushioning elfect between the slip cover and the container. The lining of the plastic material also provides a seal between the cover and the container.

In order to provide additional sealing means for the container and cover, a head 20 of plastic seal-ant is laid in the space around the outer edge of the depending skirt portion 15 and the shoulder 13 of the container, as shown in FIG. 2. This sealant may be any of the standard resinous plastic sealants, such as vinyl plastisol, and it provides a hermetical seal between the container and the slip cover.

A strip of tear tape 21 adapted to cover the sealant 20, surrounds the juncture between the slip cover and the container, to lock the cover and the container together. The tear tape 21, which may be a plastic film or tough coated paper preferably has a tab, extending away from i one end of the tear tape,'to be use-d as a means for gripping the tear tape and the removal of the tape from the container.

The container and slip cover of this invention are preferably of glass, although metal or plastic containers could advantageously use the same type of construction. By the combination of the container and slip cover as above described, thin walled glass containers have broader uses. The container of this invention may be stacked without constant problem of grinding or breaking of the glass edges of the container and the cover, and the contents of the container are hermetically sealed to allow for storage.

When the seal has been broken and the slip cover removed, the contents of the container may be removed entirely or only a portion used, with the remainder in the container for future use. By pressing the cover over the mouth of the container 21 seal is obtained which prevents spoilage or spillage of the contents. The container and cover may be used repeatedly for storage of liquids, and the interior lining of the slip cover will provide a seal which is helpful in the storage of foods or volatile liquids, since a semi-airtight closure is obtained.

The lining of the slip cover also prevents any chipping or grinding between the slip cover and the container when the container is used or reused for storage.

I claim:

1. In combination, a hermetically reclosable container having a cover, said container having sides and a neck defining an opening at the top of the container, the neck being of smaller diameter than the sides to form a shoulder at the junction of the sides and the neck, a slip cover having a circumferential depending skirt, the lower edge of which rests upon the shoulder, the exterior wall of the depending skirt and the sides of the container being flush, said slip cover having a centrally depressed area in the top thereof and a handle integral with the top and Within the depressed area, the interior surfaces of the cover and depending skirt having a continuous coating of a resinous plastic sealing material non-tacky to the touch, a sealant head of plastic resinous material laid in the space around the lower edge of the skirt and the shoulder to provide a hermetical seal for the container and the cover, a strip of tape covering the area of the sealant bead and adhering to the adjacent portion of the skirt and the sides of the container, and a tear tab extending from the tape for the removal thereof.

2. In combination, a container having a cover, said container having sides and a neck surrounding an opening, the neck being of smaller diameter than the sides to form a shoulder at the junction of the sides and the neck, a slip cover having a circumferential depending skirt the lower edge of which rests upon said shoulder, the exterior Wall of the depending skirt and the sides of the container being flush, the interior surfaces of the cover and the depending skirt being coated with a plastic resinous sealing material non-tacky to the touch, a head of plastic resinous material laid in the space around the lower edge of the depending skirt and the shoulder to provide a hermetical seal for the container and the cover, a strip of adhesive tape covering the area of the sealant and adhering to the skirt and sides of the container, and a tear tab extending from the tape for the removal thereof.

3. In combination, a container having a cover, said container having sides and a neck surrounding an opening, the neck forming a shoulder at the junction with the sides, a slip cover having a circumferential depending skirt the lower edge of which extends tosaid shoulder, the interior surfaces of the cover and the depending skirt being coated with a plastic resinous sealing material, a

3 4 I head of plastic sealant material laid in the space between 2,019,376 10/ 1935 Wilhelm 220-42 the depending skirt and the shoulder, a strip of adhesive 2,796,189 6/1957 Cooke et al. 21540 tape covering the sealant and adhering to the depending 2,913,140 11/1959 Vuillemenot 22042 skirt and shoulder, and means for removin the tape from the container and cover. a 5 FOREIGN PATENTS 3,691 1891 Great Britain. References Cited y the Examiner 840,132 7/1960 Great Britain.

UNITED STATES PATENTS v I 922,435 5/1909 Lee. LOUIS G. MANCENE, Przmary Examiner.

1,418,897 6/1922 Wootten 22o 42 10 THERON E. CONDON, Examiner. 

1. IN A COMBINATION, A HERMETICALLY RECLOSABLE CONTAINER HAVING A COVER, SAID CONTAINER HAVING SIDES AND A NECK DEFINING AN OPENING AT THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER, THE NECK BEING OF SMALLER DIAMETER THAN THE SIDES OF FORM A SHOULDER AT THE JUNCTION OF THE SIDES AND THE NECK, A SLIP COVER HAVING A CIRCUMFERENTIAL DEPENDING SKIRT, THE LOWER EDGE OF WHICH RESTS UPON THE SHOULDER, THE EXTERIOR WALL OF THE DEPENDING SKIRT AND THE SIDES OF THE CONTAINER BEING FLUSH, SAID SLIP COVER HAVING A CENTRALLY DEPRESSED AREA IN THE TOP THEREOF AND A HANDLE INTEGRAL WITH THE TOP AND WITHIN THE DEPRESSED AREA, THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE COVER AND DEPENDING SKIRT HAVING A CONTINUOUS COATING OF A RESINOUS PLASTIC SEALING MATERIAL NON-TACKY TO THE TOUCH, OF SEALANT BEAD OF PLASTIC RESINOUS MATERIAL LAID IN THE SPACE AROUND THE LOWER EDGE OF THE SKIRT AND THE SHOULDER TO PROVIDE A HERMETICAL SEAL FOR THE CONTAINER AND THE COVER, A STRIP OF TAPE COVERING THE AREA OF THE SEALANT BEAD AND ADHERING TO THE ADJACENT PORTION OF THE SKIRT AND THE SIDES OF THE CONTAINER, AND A TEAR TAB EXTENDING FROM THE TAPE FOR THE REMOVAL THEREOF. 